SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Telegraph - Sudanese celebrate as protesters reach deal with generals after bloody crackdown
Roland Oliphant’s article highlighted both praise and criticisms of the power-sharing deal which the Sudanese Professionals Association claimed is a “victory”.
"I feel cheated," said Dinan Alasad, a Sudanese Canadian doctor who took part in the protests. "The SPA were very adamant about not negotiating with the people who killed our family and friends,” she said, adding that “this would have been a great agreement before the [June 3] massacre. But these are the same people who did terrible things to civilians. They've lied before and they will lie again.”
However, Haafiz Mohammed, director of Justice Africa Sudan, a human rights group that has backed the protests, called it “a step in the right direction." He said: “It is not what we want…but given the current political situation it is reasonable. It will put the country on the right track for a transition to democracy.”